Gov. Phil Murphy intends to appoint George S. Helmy, his former chief of staff, to the United States Senate to replace Bob "Gold bar" #Menendez who was convicted of fraud, the New Jersey Globe has confirmed.
https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/george-helmy-will-be-new-u-s-senator-from-new-jersey/
as per the link, unless you are in NJ and familiar with the Gov Staff you would probably never know Helmy. Kind of a crony placement
Menendez already announced he is resigning Aug 20th